Judges 11:2 New International Version (NIV)  “You are not going to get any inheritance in our family,” they said, “because you are the son of another woman.” For Meditation Feel Jephthah’s pain. It could have been on a cold winter morning that his brothers drove him out of their father’s house. He didn’t see it … Continue reading But For Christ Jesus

Mark 12:15 New International Version (NIV) Should we pay or shouldn’t we?” For Meditation Loaded questions! Reporters use this tool very well. They have their agenda and their expected positions on issues, and they set out to hunt for a careless prey. The goal is always to get a popular figure to commit to a … Continue reading Discernment and Wisdom

Numbers 21:9 New International Version (NIV) So Moses made a bronze snake and put it up on a pole. Then when anyone was bitten by a snake and looked at the bronze snake, they lived. For Meditation Even God’s patience has a limit. How long could the grumbling and whining and complaining go on? How long … Continue reading While Yet Sinners

Genesis 3:13 New International Version (NIV) Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.” For Meditation Let’s step back into the Garden of Eden for a moment. Adam and his lovely wife receive a visitor. It’s the serpent with a quizzical look … Continue reading Let’s Own up!

Psalm 34 New Living Translation (NLT) I will praise the Lord at all times.     I will constantly speak his praises. I will boast only in the Lord;     let all who are helpless take heart. Come, let us tell of the Lord’s greatness;     let us exalt his name together. I prayed to the Lord, and he … Continue reading A Psalm of Praise for Deliverance

Jeremiah 32:17 New International Version (NIV)  “Ah, Sovereign Lord, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you. For meditation The Lord had spoken, and Jeremiah believed it. Jerusalem was going to fall to the Babylonian siege because of the sins of the people. Exile had been decreed … Continue reading Absolutely Nothing!

Isaiah 26:3 New International Version (NIV) You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you. For Meditation Faith is not fickle. It is absolute in trust of God, who is unchanging. God’s faithfulness is anchored on His immutability. It is what makes Him completely trustworthy and reliable. Balaam stated … Continue reading Unwavering Minds

1 Chronicles 28:9 New International Version (NIV) “And you, my son Solomon, acknowledge the God of your father, and serve him with wholehearted devotion and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands every desire and every thought.” For Meditation The Akans of Ghana have a saying that, “If you hear someone advising … Continue reading A Charge to Keep